Unisex name · since 1990
Sameen
Sameen has 137 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,738 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sameen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 137 have been recorded since 1990.
Sameen has 137 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2024.
- #23,738 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 137 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sameen ranks #23,738 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,738 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sameen's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sameen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sameen's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sameen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Sameen popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1995 (Sameen as boys' name)
Sameen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (50 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Sameen's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Sameen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 50 births (36% of all-time use).
Sameen by state
Where Sameen concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 137 births nationwide.
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- Sameen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sameens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sameen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sameen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.